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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifty-Two through Fifty-Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Blackthorne divert attention from Toranaga in the palanquin?
(a) by doing a hornpipe dance.
(b) by bowing low to Ishido.
(c) by feigning a fit.
(d) by pointing to the sky.

2. Although he treats Blackthorne well, what does Mura believe?
(a) that the samurai will chop off his head.
(b) that the daimyo will order Blackthorne's execution.
(c) that he will be forced to fight a samurai.
(d) that he will become a slave of the shōgun.

3. What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are?
(a) they will all be released.
(b) they will soon be forgotten.
(c) they are all condemned to die.
(d) they will be used as medical experiments.

4. What is Blackthorne looking for when he manages to return to his ship?
(a) the rubber.
(b) the ribber.
(c) the rudder.
(d) the rutter.

5. What demand does Toranaga make of his son to prove his fidelity?
(a) to swear on the heads of his children.
(b) to divorce his wife.
(c) to slaughter his four children.
(d) to put his head on a chopping block.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there someone always following Blackthorne?

2. After purging his advisers, what does Toranaga do?

3. Why does Hiro-matsu request permission to commit seppuku?

4. What confidence does Toranaga appear to have in Hiro-matsu?

5. When does Fujiko sleep?

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